Fostriecin Increases Phosphorylation of CaMKII in HL-1 Cells

Medical University of Graz
Division of Cardiology
Postdoctoral Researcher

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Company:

Tocris Bioscience

Product Name:

Fostriecin sodium salt

Catalog Number:

1840

Protein phosphatase 1 and 2A regulate phosphorylation of CaMKII in cardiomyocytes. To prove the role of PP2A in this signalling, we used Fostriecin, a PP2A inhibitor.

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Cell culture

Starting Material

HL-1 cardioymocytes

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HL-1 cardiomyocytes were treated with 100 nM fostriecin, 100 nM Okadaic acid or 50 nM 8-bromo-cAMP for 30 min followed by Western blot analysis for pCaMKII expression.

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Fostriecin slightly increased phosphorylation of CaMKII; indicating role of PP2A in CaMKII dephosphorylation.

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